Earthquake in rural China kills at least 179

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers carry out an elderly paralyzed person from a collapsed house after an earthquake struck, in Qingren Township, Lushan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 6,700 injured. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Le Xiaoxuan) NO SALES

Ren Shuyong, 48, cries as she sits outside near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Residents awoke Sunday after spending the night outdoors or in their cars in a town near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 6,700 injured. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Zheng Xianlan, a 58-year-old corn farmer, awakens after spending the night sleeping on a sofa outside her house which was damaged by an earthquake near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Residents awoke Sunday after spending the night outdoors or in their cars in the town near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 6,700 injured. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Residents sleep outdoors near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Residents awoke Sunday after spending the night outdoors or in their cars in the town near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 6,700 injured. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

An elderly woman rests on a makeshift bed setup outdoors near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Residents awoke Sunday after spending the night outdoors or in their cars in the town near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 6,700 injured. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A portrait of Mao Zedong near writing commemorating Chinese ancestors is displayed on a wall damaged by Saturday's earthquake near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The powerful earthquake that struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province left at least 160 people dead and more than 6,700 injured. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A woman walks past tiles shaken from roof tops by an earthquake near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Residents awoke Sunday after spending the night outdoors or in their cars in the town near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 6,700 injured. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Residents rest near tents set up for evacuees of Saturday's earthquake near Shangli town in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Sunday, April 21, 2013. Residents awoke Sunday after spending the night outdoors or in their cars in the town near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 6,700 injured. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a local resident bicycles in front of collapsed houses after an earthquake struck in Lushan County, Ya'an City, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 6,700 injured. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Jin Xiaoming) NO SALES

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, residents of Yuxi Village in the quake hit Baosheng Township spend their night in temporary tents in Lushan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. Residents huddled outdoors in the town near the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 6,700 injured. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Fei Maohua) NO SALES

In this photo provided by China's official Xinhua News Agency, a giant rock blocks the road, about 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) from the county seat of Lushan in Ya'an city, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. A powerful earthquake jolted China's Sichuan province Saturday near where a devastating quake struck five years ago. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Hai Mingwei) NO SALES

This aerial photo released by China's Xinhua news agency shows destroyed houses after a powerful earthquake hit Taiping town of Lushan County in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. The powerful earthquake jolted Sichuan province Saturday near where a devastating quake struck five years ago. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Liu Yinghua) NO SALES

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, buildings are destroyed by a powerful earthquake at Gucheng village of Longmen Township of Lushan County in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. The powerful earthquake jolted Sichuan province Saturday near where a devastating quake struck five years ago. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Hai Mingwei) NO SALES

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, rescuers save an injured woman after an earthquake hit Baosheng Township in Lushan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. The powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of Sichuan province Saturday, nearly five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread damage across the region. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Jiang Hongjing) NO SALES

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, residents stand outside their house damaged by an earthquake in Longmen Township, Lushan County, Ya'an City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. The powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of Sichuan province Saturday, nearly five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread damage across the region. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Xiaoli) NO SALES

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, people carrying their belongings walk in quake-damaged Gucheng Village, Longmen Township, Lushan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Saturday, April 20, 2013. A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of Sichuan province Saturday, nearly five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread damage across the region. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Fei Maohua) NO SALES